Michel Jullian wrote: > Indeed both kinetic and magnetic field energies are increasing in the process. Is this a violation of energy conservation? No. Electric potential energy is decreasing somewhere, I'll let you find where :) > > Michel
The old "I know, but I don't want to tell you" trick? :) You are incorrect. The change in E-field energy can greatly *vary* depending upon the variation of the test. Here are two variations that clearly demonstrates all three (Kinetic, Magnetic, and Electric) energies increase --> Variation #1: Two separated permanent magnets. Each magnet is *slightly* negatively charged. :-) Magnets are released, in which both accelerate toward each other in a linear and angular fashion due to the overwhelming magnetic attraction. This results in a gain in kinetic, magnetic, and electric energy. :-)) The gain in electric energy is due to the fact that we are forcing electrons closer to each other. Work is force times distance. Furthermore, the net E-field increases as the two objects approach each other. Variation #2: And the final blow to your theory (no offense intended) is the fact that two electromagnet dipoles that accelerate toward each other ***consumes*** energy from the current source, especially if you negatively or positively charge both electromagnets. This clearly demonstrates the entire *net* process requires energy. Regards, Paul Lowrance ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html
